Clovis
Last seen for girls in 1963 at #4,896 · #4,707 for boys in 2025, 21 births
Given to boys 83.1% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1914 · 64 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 3,092since 1880
Clovis over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #4,707 | 21 | |
| 2024 | — | #6,832 | 12 | |
| 2023 | — | #12,239 | 5 | |
| 2022 | — | #5,633 | 16 | |
| 2021 | — | #4,936 | 19 | |
| 2020 | — | #8,739 | 8 | |
| 2019 | — | #6,406 | 13 | |
| 2018 | — | #6,036 | 14 | |
| 2017 | — | #7,095 | 11 | |
| 2016 | — | #8,816 | 8 | |
| 2015 | — | #10,644 | 6 | |
| 2014 | — | — | ||
| 2013 | — | #8,118 | 9 | |
| 2012 | — | #7,559 | 10 | |
| 2011 | — | #6,578 | 12 | |
| 2010 | — | #10,766 | 6 | |
| 2009 | — | #12,491 | 5 | |
| 2008 | — | #11,037 | 6 | |
| 2007 | — | #10,921 | 6 | |
| 2006 | — | #8,732 | 8 | |
| 2005 | — | #8,299 | 8 | |
| 2004 | — | #7,536 | 9 | |
| 2003 | — | — | ||
| 2002 | — | #6,522 | 10 | |
| 2001 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | — | #9,112 | 6 | |
| 1999 | — | — | ||
| 1998 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | — | #6,618 | 8 | |
| 1996 | — | #7,971 | 6 | |
| 1995 | — | — | ||
| 1994 | — | #5,452 | 10 | |
| 1993 | — | #8,700 | 5 | |
| 1992 | — | #6,128 | 8 | |
| 1991 | — | #5,942 | 8 | |
| 1990 | — | #7,178 | 6 | |
| 1989 | — | #6,941 | 6 | |
| 1988 | — | #6,426 | 6 | |
| 1987 | — | #4,239 | 10 | |
| 1986 | — | #3,653 | 12 | |
| 1985 | — | #4,333 | 9 | |
| 1984 | — | #3,270 | 13 | |
| 1983 | — | #3,411 | 12 | |
| 1982 | — | #3,966 | 10 | |
| 1981 | — | #4,961 | 7 | |
| 1980 | — | #3,256 | 13 | |
| 1979 | — | #3,357 | 12 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,799 | 15 | |
| 1977 | — | #3,836 | 9 | |
| 1976 | — | #3,264 | 11 | |
| 1975 | — | #3,428 | 10 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,459 | 16 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,857 | 12 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,418 | 15 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,686 | 13 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,509 | 14 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,130 | 16 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,735 | 10 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,470 | 11 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,132 | 14 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,476 | 11 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,729 | 21 | |
| 1963 | #4,896 | 8 | #1,792 | 20 |
| 1962 | — | #1,625 | 24 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,731 | 22 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,210 | 14 | |
| 1959 | #5,566 | 6 | #1,665 | 23 |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #1,724 | 21 |
| 1957 | — | #1,267 | 38 | |
| 1956 | #3,696 | 11 | #1,642 | 23 |
| 1955 | #4,376 | 8 | #1,611 | 23 |
| 1954 | #3,718 | 10 | #1,435 | 28 |
| 1953 | — | #1,551 | 24 | |
| 1952 | #4,123 | 8 | #1,517 | 25 |
| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 | #1,171 | 38 |
| 1950 | #3,662 | 9 | #1,395 | 27 |
| 1949 | #4,673 | 6 | #1,434 | 26 |
| 1948 | #4,205 | 7 | #1,145 | 39 |
| 1947 | #4,764 | 6 | #1,213 | 36 |
| 1946 | #4,960 | 5 | #1,045 | 43 |
| 1945 | #3,388 | 8 | #1,163 | 32 |
| 1944 | #2,762 | 11 | #1,212 | 30 |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 | #1,368 | 26 |
| 1942 | #3,194 | 9 | #1,026 | 43 |
| 1941 | #2,668 | 11 | #987 | 42 |
| 1940 | #2,297 | 13 | #994 | 42 |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 | #1,141 | 32 |
| 1938 | #2,340 | 13 | #1,109 | 34 |
| 1937 | #1,999 | 16 | #835 | 53 |
| 1936 | #3,103 | 8 | #1,051 | 37 |
| 1935 | #2,095 | 15 | #778 | 63 |
| 1934 | #2,003 | 16 | #788 | 62 |
| 1933 | #1,723 | 20 | #812 | 58 |
| 1932 | #2,235 | 14 | #1,056 | 40 |
| 1931 | #1,686 | 21 | #959 | 47 |
| 1930 | #2,202 | 15 | #797 | 66 |
| 1929 | #2,587 | 12 | #801 | 65 |
| 1928 | #3,164 | 9 | #872 | 58 |
| 1927 | #2,026 | 19 | #924 | 55 |
| 1926 | #1,997 | 19 | #831 | 63 |
| 1925 | #1,647 | 26 | #843 | 62 |
| 1924 | #1,723 | 25 | #793 | 72 |
| 1923 | #1,464 | 31 | #791 | 70 |
| 1922 | #1,646 | 26 | #818 | 68 |
| 1921 | #2,378 | 15 | #884 | 62 |
| 1920 | #2,079 | 18 | #739 | 78 |
| 1919 | #2,063 | 17 | #811 | 65 |
| 1918 | #1,754 | 22 | #789 | 68 |
| 1917 | #2,879 | 10 | #650 | 84 |
| 1916 | #1,949 | 17 | #771 | 63 |
| 1915 | #1,523 | 23 | #741 | 65 |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | #632 | 64 |
| 1913 | #1,766 | 12 | #734 | 40 |
| 1912 | #1,844 | 10 | #713 | 36 |
| 1911 | — | #925 | 13 | |
| 1910 | #1,634 | 9 | #859 | 13 |
| 1909 | — | #1,155 | 7 | |
| 1908 | — | #779 | 12 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,345 | 5 | |
| 1906 | — | #927 | 8 | |
| 1905 | — | #836 | 9 | |
| 1904 | — | #686 | 12 | |
| 1903 | — | #656 | 12 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
| 1900 | — | #1,162 | 6 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #804 | 8 | |
| 1897 | — | #852 | 7 | |
| 1896 | — | #900 | 7 | |
| 1895 | — | #1,079 | 5 | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | #705 | 9 | |
| 1892 | — | #956 | 6 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | #739 | 8 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #815 | 7 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #745 | 7 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Clovis was already there! It came in at #745, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1887, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Clovis is popular in 1935
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Louisiana#245 · 1 in 1,586
- Oklahoma#346 · 1 in 3,630
- Texas#412 · 1 in 3,562
Best ever in a state: #129 in New Mexico, 1916.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #245 | 12 | 1 in 1,586 |
| Oklahoma | #346 | 6 | 1 in 3,630 |
| Texas | #412 | 16 | 1 in 3,562 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Clovis
- 2,125 spots since 2024 (#6,832 → #4,707)
- 4,032 spots since 2020 (#8,739 → #4,707)
- 5,937 spots since 2015 (#10,644 → #4,707)
- Biggest jump: 566 spots in 1908 (#1,345 → #779)
- Biggest drop: 418 spots in 1907 (#927 → #1,345)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1914 at #632 (64 births)
- Births halved by 1939, 25 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 41 yrs · run 1910–1931
- Highest: 1 in 9,936 boys born in 1903 were named Clovis (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 81,337 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #632 in 1914, was only 1 in 10,231 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 21.1% of all boys named Clovis (653) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 14 | #745 (1880) | #780 |
| 1890s | 50 | #705 (1893) | #862 |
| 1900s | 76 | #656 (1903) | #956 |
| 1910s | 511 | #632 (1914) | #763 |
| 1920s | 653 | #739 (1920) | #830 |
| 1930s | 492 | #778 (1935) | #933 |
| 1940s | 359 | #987 (1941) | #1,159 |
| 1950s | 270 | #1,171 (1951) | #1,498 |
| 1960s | 163 | #1,625 (1962) | #2,103 |
| 1970s | 127 | #2,418 (1972) | #2,961 |
| 1980s | 98 | #3,256 (1980) | #4,446 |
| 1990s | 51 | #5,452 (1994) | #6,856 |
| 2000s | 58 | #6,522 (2002) | #9,331 |
| 2010s | 89 | #6,036 (2018) | #8,002 |
| 2020s | 81 | #4,707 (2025) | #7,181 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Clovis in 1935
Top girls' names in 1935
Top boys' names in 1935
More about 1935
girls
1,048,577 girls got a published name in 1935; 1 in 69,905 of them was named Clovis, which outranked 57.2% of the 4,893 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,006Yolande16
- #2,006Yoshiko16
- #2,006Zeta16
- #2,095Clovis15
- #2,095Adelaida15
- #2,095Agness15
- #2,095Aleda15
- #2,206Adel14
- #2,206Alfred14
- #2,206Alfrieda14
Tied with 110 names at #2,095; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 2,736Norita#3,449 → #713
- ↑ 1,073Shelby#1,913 → #840
- ↑ 672Darla#1,344 → #672
- ↑ 396Shirleyann#1,292 → #896
- ↑ 375Loris#1,236 → #861
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,041,351 boys got a published name in 1935; 1 in 16,529 of them was named Clovis, which outranked 81.2% of the 4,146 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).